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Are you a boss or a leader?

by Marissa on 27 February 2008

Lifehack is one of my favorite blogs, and today it has a great article on the difference between being a boss (which it compares to the Pointy-Haired Boss of Dilbert fame) and being a leader for a group.
It will come as no surprise to most folks that the article concludes that being a leader [...]

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Is it too much to ask for?

by Marissa on 13 February 2008

in Jobfulness

Is it really so much to ask for that the roads be just half as bad this morning as they were last night when it took me 80+ minutes to get home from work?!?!
(*headdesk*)

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Dilbert on Loyalty

by Marissa on 29 September 2007

in Jobfulness, That's funtastic!

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Why I Work

by Marissa on 14 August 2007

in Jobfulness, That's funtastic!

A colleague gave me a card today which read:
on the front: "Why I Work: A short essay"
on the inside: "I like food. The end."
(It had coffee-cup ring on the front of it too, which is so appropriate.)
So funny. So true.

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My Life At Work, as Told By Dilbert

by Marissa on 20 May 2007

in Jobfulness, Law School & Lawyerliness, That's funtastic!

Perusing my Dilbert collection today, I noticed that I can quite accurately describe my life as a new attorney in a large firm by using only Dilbert cartoons and some brief captions. So I present to you, "Rissa’s Life as a Lawyer, as Told by Dilbert."
As a junior associate, you leap at any project, [...]